Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-03-12
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY, MARCH, 12. 1887.
LOCAL NEWS.

little grandson, Penney DaVls "iillAlns' The lawn sprinkler has resumed lts circular duties in the court house !atd' and the grass seems 10 enjoy IT,
 Col. Aryizu, the Mexican hero ot the Nogsles rumpus, IS under srres' HUI Nis unpardonsble escspade.
 Dr. W. l.. Wsrdwell has gone to Hsmmond's stock ranch, near American Flag, in the Santa Cstslinss.
 bill passed the Council providing for the session of the legislature m July instead of Jsnuary. The fate of the bill IS unknown.
 Dick Mellus. who was taken SO seri. ously Ill in Fl Paso 8 few days ago, has recovered sufficiently to travel and he IS now st his home in this city.
 Prof. Henry A. Ward, the celebrated Naturalist, of Rochester, New York, will be in the city within day or two. He has been visiting the City Of Mex ico.
 The railroad compsny's srtesisn well at Indio station, on the Colorado desert, has reached a depth of 2S9 feet. The bore IS in hsrdpan, and Il ID expected that water will be reached ID very short distance.
 The library trustees will order new books during the present month 10 me amount of Sl00. The hbrary contains 79l volumes of all kinds. lt n grow ing and popular institution.
 The Arctic Toe Company are running day and night. and storing the ice ss fast ss made. They will have an sbun- dRnt supply by the time real warm weather comes.
 Negley Post G. A. R., now has 8 splen- did flsgstsff at their hall on Convent street. It is seventy-five feet high from the ground. Mir. George Cooler superin- tended it's erection, and he put 1t up to stsy.
 The cattle men are all studying the meteorological signs in c hope of dis cerning some token Of rainfall. The feed is growing very scarce and If copious fall of rain does not soon come ths stock interests will suffer during the coming summer months.
 The people had best get their shot, guns in good working order for the ir- repressible Redsuill is coming. He will be here about the 18th of the present month, prepared to tune discordsni pianos or to sell new ones that dont get out of tune,
 The Railway Age publishes short biography of Hon. A. A. Bean, who now represents PIms county in the Arizona LeglElsturs. IL covers period of over forty years of honorable service and steady promotion ID railroad work, and IS record of which any man could well be proud.-Courler.
 The owners of land along the course of the new Rillito ditches wear smile; that betrsy compound of cOntentment and riches. while they look ss though the rainbow of twenty dollar piece. rested sn end in theIr potato patch They will all grow rich in the sweet bimeby.
 The Tombstone Daily PrOspectol comes to hand bearing the olive brancf of peace towards all mankind. Its ain will be to build up home interests, and ID this lRudRble work the CITIZEN doe: not only wish t well, but will join hands with II in the task. The ProsPec;ol starts out bright and nevsy and It l: bound % succeed.
 The Epitsph has word from Prescott that Mir. Hugo Richards has been Hp pointed Territorial Treasurer and Bsr Foster Auditor. Also that the Council men are qusrreling over the nomination of Tom Parish to be Commissioner of I'm migration, with 0 good prospect of re jecting him. His confirmation would be simply infamous.
 Chss. Walker and three assistants hay, been msklng preliminary survey for tn, Narrow Gauge railroad between Drip ping Springs and the Gils during thr present week. Mir. Walker told our in formsnt that 6 force of ten surveyor would pc put to work after hIs return from Tucson, where he was called Ol urgent business.-Silver Belt,
 The CalIiornis folks gre really to b pitied, for they have DO grandmother The WRrum Darum receives orders yer, frequently from Pasadena, Los Angeles and even San Diego for supplies of th, delIcscies the grandmother has givel him the exclusive control of. CRlitornl is welcome to its one-horse boom Rnt sour oranges; Tucson holds the lcht putzscherr and the country Is safe,
 The late Mir. John +. Tyler held policy in the New York Mutual Lii Insurance Company, which was prom pi Iy paid through Mir. Ch8s, R. Drake their agent m this city, When so man technicalIties gre made to serve as basis for contest by insurance com Daaies 1t IS real pleasure to note sucl q conspicuous exception. The New YorE Mutual Life never contests excep hgrant evidences of fraud exist.
 General Crook has been giving tn Boston people & chapter from his olt story of love for the Apsches. He gav expression to the belief that the Apsch- es are better than the white men vhC don't smoke Sam Drachman's cigars.
 The Chairman of the Board of Super visors is holding the fort by keepins office hours himself since the Clerk Ii legislsted out. He would scarcely b, surprised If the legislature attempts tC abolish himself and the office as well
 The psrsimonious postofice depart ment at Washington does not allow sui fcient assistance m the Los Angele, postofice to handle the mails and 1t II feared that & constant accumulation O mail matter will destroy the efficienc, of the service. This action IS quite Il keeping with the policy of that depart ment.
 Col Masten, ID addition To hle Gutle as engineer of tbe Phenix and MRricopl railroad, is planting out B large vine yard on hls ranch near this city. II connection with his grapes he will plan 200 olive trees believing them Co be es pecislly adapted to this climate. From the few trees already growing ID and nea Phenix the conviction is rapidly growing that the olive will prove as ,productiv, as 1t Is long lived.-Gaze.te.
 The examination of Densmore an, BurrCel, for dynsmiting Judge Mercer store and house out of existence, va resumed thls morning. Several witness es were examined but their testimony did not show sufficient grounds to war rant their detention and they were botl discharged. They were immediately re arrested by tEe United States author ties on R charge of destroying United States mails and other property Tn th, Tubsc post office, and are held for ex animation on that charge.
 AleI. c. Pendleton writes from Flag staff. under date of February 23d, tha track laying on the Mineral Belt raj rosd was progressing at the rate of al